2025 Annual Research Frontier Symposium
Poster Session
(26 posters)
Update on 3/7/2025
Poster Session: 12-2 pm (CST), Thursday, March 13, 2025
In-person: Ball Rooms in the Student Center
Online: Microsoft Teams Meeting (one poster per meeting)
Note: If a student misses their presentation time they will not be accommodated or rescheduled to a later time. Swapping of time and session is also not allowed. Students will receive a zero if they are not at their posters or presentations.
ARFS-2025-zheng (Undergraduate, poster)
A facile approach to Single-crystal CsPbBr3 for Solar applications
Elijia Dennis, David John, and Liqiu Zheng* (Albany State University)
ARFS-2025-zach (Undergraduate, poster)
Responses of pyruvate overflow to nitrate and proton ions in cyanobacteria
Zachariah Guy, Jacob Sebesta, Ibrahim Alamin, Vida A Dennis, Jianping Yu*, and Harvey J.M. Hou* (Alabama State University and National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
ARFS-2025-jahzara (Undergraduate, poster)
Overflow of mM-scale 3-hydroxybutyrate in the late growth phase of cyanobacteria
Jahzara Veasey, Jacob Sebesta, Vida A Dennis, Jianping Yu*, and Harvey J.M. Hou* (Alabama State University and National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
ARFS-2025-eryn (Undergraduate student, poster)
Survey of total overflow metabolites in cyanobacteria at high light
Eryn Griffin, Jacob Sebesta, Arnav Deshpande, Ibrahim Alamin, Lieve Laurens, Vida A Dennis, Jianping Yu*, and Harvey J.M. Hou* (Alabama State University and National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
ARFS-2025-galbreath (Undergraduate, poster)
Assessing the effects of CBD extract on the heart and the body axis in Xenopus laevis embryos
Kayla Galbreath, Joseph Ayariga, Olufemi Ajayi, and Emmanuel Tadjuidje* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-lauria (Undergraduate, poster)
3-D Printed Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Regeneration
Thomas Lauria and Dr. Derrick Dean* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-israil (Undergraduate, poster)
The Effect of Specific Pesticides on Antimicrobial Resistance in E. coli and Salmonellae
Rishad Israil, Joseph Ayariga*, B.K. Robertson, Olufemi Ajayi, and Komal Vig* (University of Alabama at Birmingham and Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-jordyn-smith (Undergraduate, poster)
Identification of zombie prostate genes by transcriptomic analysis in criminal cases
Jordyn Smith, Joshua Bethea, Christina Harris, and Gulnaz Javan* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-morris (Undergraduate, poster)
Integrating Cellulose Nanofibers into Hydrogels: Enhancing Mechanical Properties and Functionality
Harmony Morris, Alyeriah Haynes, Anjali Sudha, and Derrick Dean* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-burnett (Undergraduate, poster)
Elemental Analysis of Groundwater using Nanoparticle Enhanced Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Riah Burnett and Cleon Barnett* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-harris (Undergraduate, poster)
Sustainable Composites based on Sodium Alginate and Biochar
Tianna Harris and Derrick Dean* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-fares (Undergraduate, poster)
Chronic Kidney Disease
Fares Shabarek and Derrick Dean* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-carpenter (Undergraduate, poster)
Engineering Alginate Hydrogel Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering
Jasmine Carpenter, Elijah Barnes, Amrita Natarajan, Derrick Dean, and Vineeth Viijayan* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-atadjuidje (Undergraduate, poster)
Evaluation of pre-harvest interval for pyrethrin against corn earworm Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in hemp Cannabis sativa
Andy-Maxence Tadjuidje, Favour Nwanekezi, Mercy Adesanmi, Victory Obele, Ivy Thweatt, Abi Awad, Adam Ajisere, Ibrahim Iddrisu, Joseph Ayariga, Junhuan Xu, Vida Dennis, Muhammad Saleem, and Olufemi Ajayi* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-victory (Undergraduate, poster)
In Vitro Activity of Hemp Extract and its Mechanism of Action Against Toxoplasma gondii
Victory Obele, Se'Vaughn Julien, Homanath Sharma, Senyo J. Kamasah, Kelci Lawrencel, Olufemi S. Ajayi, and Daniel A. Abugri* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-pharris (Undergraduate, poster)
Catalase Activity in E. coli WT and E. coli BL21 under Varying Iron Conditions
Paris Harris, Joseph Ayariga, Olufemi Ajayi*, and Emmanuel Tadjuidje* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-zeenat (Undergraduate, poster)
The Susceptibility of Xenopus laevis to selected strains of bacterial infection
Zeenat Abdulsalam, Joseph Ayariga, Olufemi Ajayi*, and Emmanuel Tadjuidje* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-washington (Undergraduate, poster)
The influence of Pyruvate, Acetate and Carbonate on Salmonella tolerance to environmental stresses and antibiotics
Rickel Washington, B.K. Robertson, Olufemi Ajayi, and Joseph Ayariga* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-fisher (Undergraduate, poster)
Modeling the structure of the MATα1 yeast mating type regulator
Luke Fisher, Dawson Farni, and Doba Jackson* (Huntingdon College)
ARFS-2025-mia (Undergraduate, poster)
The Effect of 8-Hydroxyquinoline on Toxoplasma gondii Lipidome
Mia Smith, Alexandra Richard, Jesse Kang, Japhet S. Kamasah, Jazmyn R. Greggs, and Daniel A. Abugri* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-jannat (M.S. student, poster)
INVESTIGATING BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF ALABAMA RIVER DURING SUMMER TIME
Jannat Jhumur, Md Imam ul Khabir, Nur E Alam, and Muhammad Saleem* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-nur (Ph.D. student, poster)
Seasonal variations and effects of anthropogenic compounds on aquatic protist communities
Nur E Alam, Md Imam ul Khabir, Jannatul Ferdous Jhumur, and Muhammad Saleem* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-khabir (Ph.D. student, poster)
Using next-generation sequencing and mass spectroscopy to decipher the interactions and multi factor networking between microbial communities and water chemistry across different seasons
Md Imam ul Khabir, Nur E Alam, Jannat FerdousJhumur, MA Rahman, and Muhammad Saleem* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-ivy (Ph.D. student, poster)
Exploring the role of rhizosphere microbiome in hemp plant growth and defense against two-spotted spider mites
Ivy N. Thweatt, Olufemi Ajayi*, and Muhammad Saleem* (Alabama State University)
ARFS-2025-park (Faculty/Scientist, poster via Google meet)
Detection of Pathogenic Protists and Viruses in Tarballs from Alabama’s beaches
Gillian Bailey, Victoria Zlotea, Madilyn Webb, Elizabeth McMahan, and Joong-Wook Park* (Troy University)
Google Meet link is https://meet.google.com/uvy-xfqf-bbv
ARFS-2025-burns (Faculty/Scientist, poster)
Ethical Implications of AI in Medicine and Healthcare
Shuntele Burns* (Alabama State University)